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I’m curious about the counterfeit thing. Did he identify that fact somehow and decline to sign it? Was there some sort of authenticity check built into the boo

I’m curious about the counterfeit thing. Did he identify that fact somehow and decline to sign it? Was there some sort of authenticity check built into the books?

kadoban 3y ago
Amazon sells a bunch of counterfeit books. They're usually trivial to recognize by the shitty paper and printing. May not be obvious to many buyers, but the author of the book would typically be extremely familiar with what the official prints look and feel like.
justin66 3y ago
https://artofelectronics.net/the-book/counterfeit-editions/ https://artofelectronics.net/the-book/counterfeit-editions/
- tvb12 3y ago
  Hmm. My hardcover copy has a mangled end-page, as seen in the last example on that page. Everything else looks pretty good, though, and my order history from 2017(!) says it was sold by Amazon Services LLC. I got it for about $59, which is the lowest price recorded on camelcamelcamel. I wasn't aware I'd bought it right at the dip. Today it's $111, which would have been brutal at the time. I can't really say I've gotten my money's worth, but there's still time. I still want to learn more electronics, but I was left wondering "what's next?" at the end of my Physics BA classes and I haven't stumbled onto the answer yet.
  - justin66 3y ago
    A high quality book that can serve as a reference has value even if you haven’t worked your way through the whole thing.
zerr 3y ago
As the author claims on his website, if the price is affordable then it is counterfeit. I hope the author understands that such affordable "editions" make the book accessible and popular outside the First World.
- justin66 3y ago
  Why lie? The author wrote nothing of the sort.
  - zerr 3y ago
    Counterfeit Warning: December, 2015 — buyers have reported poor quality copies (confirmed as counterfeit) being sold online at prices too low to be creditable. ...
    - justin66 3y ago
      The thing that's objectionable about your comment As the author claims on his website, if the price is affordable then it is counterfeit is that you're stating the author has said his book is not affordable. That is a lie, the author wrote nothing of the sort. Maybe they believe it, but if they did, they certainly had the option of doing a cheap "international version" of the 3rd edition, as so many textbooks do. They have not chosen to do that. You're entitled to your opinions about what a book should cost, but facts are facts, and the author did not write what you said they wrote.
      - zerr 3y ago
        > the author has said his book is not affordable Yes, I combined the author's warning with the book's price.
        justin66 3y ago
        Lied. Inflation of textbook prices is a real problem, finding ways to make them affordable in other countries where people have less to spend is a worthy goal, and you won't aid the cause by falsely attributing words or intentions to people.

I’m curious about the counterfeit thing. Did he identify that fact somehow and decline to sign it? Was there some sort of authenticity check built into the books?

kadoban 3y ago

Amazon sells a bunch of counterfeit books. They're usually trivial to recognize by the shitty paper and printing. May not be obvious to many buyers, but the author of the book would typically be extremely familiar with what the official prints look and feel like.

justin66 3y ago

https://artofelectronics.net/the-book/counterfeit-editions/ https://artofelectronics.net/the-book/counterfeit-editions/

tvb12 3y ago
Hmm. My hardcover copy has a mangled end-page, as seen in the last example on that page. Everything else looks pretty good, though, and my order history from 2017(!) says it was sold by Amazon Services LLC. I got it for about $59, which is the lowest price recorded on camelcamelcamel. I wasn't aware I'd bought it right at the dip. Today it's $111, which would have been brutal at the time. I can't really say I've gotten my money's worth, but there's still time. I still want to learn more electronics, but I was left wondering "what's next?" at the end of my Physics BA classes and I haven't stumbled onto the answer yet.
- justin66 3y ago
  A high quality book that can serve as a reference has value even if you haven’t worked your way through the whole thing.

zerr 3y ago

As the author claims on his website, if the price is affordable then it is counterfeit. I hope the author understands that such affordable "editions" make the book accessible and popular outside the First World.

justin66 3y ago
Why lie? The author wrote nothing of the sort.
- zerr 3y ago
  Counterfeit Warning: December, 2015 — buyers have reported poor quality copies (confirmed as counterfeit) being sold online at prices too low to be creditable. ...
  - justin66 3y ago
    The thing that's objectionable about your comment As the author claims on his website, if the price is affordable then it is counterfeit is that you're stating the author has said his book is not affordable. That is a lie, the author wrote nothing of the sort. Maybe they believe it, but if they did, they certainly had the option of doing a cheap "international version" of the 3rd edition, as so many textbooks do. They have not chosen to do that. You're entitled to your opinions about what a book should cost, but facts are facts, and the author did not write what you said they wrote.
    - zerr 3y ago
      > the author has said his book is not affordable Yes, I combined the author's warning with the book's price.
      - justin66 3y ago
        Lied. Inflation of textbook prices is a real problem, finding ways to make them affordable in other countries where people have less to spend is a worthy goal, and you won't aid the cause by falsely attributing words or intentions to people.